El-Kanemi Warriors F.C.

Nigerian football club

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Football club

Full name| El Kanemi Warriors Football Club
Founded| 1986; 38 years ago (1986)
Ground| El-Kanemi Stadium, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
Capacity| 10,000
Chairman| Zanna Mohammed Mala
Manager| Baba Ganaru
League| Nigeria Premier League
2016| 6th

El-Kanemi Warriors Football Club is a football team based in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. They play at El-Kanemi Stadium. They ended their 2005, season in the lower half of the Nigeria Premier League.They were relegated to the Nigeria Division 1 in 2007.

In 2012, the El-Kanemi Warriors were promoted back to the top level. Due to the Boko Haram insurgency, in 2014 they played their home games in Kano. From 2015 to 2016, they hosted their home games at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina before returning to Maiduguri and El-Kanemi Stadium. On October 17, 2017, the club announced former Enugu Rangers coach, Imama Amapakabo as their new coach on a one-year deal.

## Achievements[edit]

* Nigerian FA Cup: 2

1991, 1992

* National Second Division: 2

1991, 2000

## Performance in CAF competitions[edit]

* CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances

1992 – First Round
1993 – Semi-finals

## Current squad[edit]

As of 17 April 2019

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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30  | GK |  NGA | Itodo Akor
2  | DF |  NGA | Joe Maamo
6  | DF |  NGA | Lucky Erimuya
7  | MF |  NGA | Isiaka Olawale
8  | MF |  NGA | Sunday Anthony
5  | FW |  NGA | Babatunde Solomon
13  | DF |  NGA | Innocent Gabriel
14  | MF |  NGA | AbdulRazak Aliyu
17  | FW |  NGA | Chinedu Ohanachom
19  | FW |  NGA | Analaba Uche
21  | DF |  NGA | Solomon onome
28  | DF |  NGA | Osita Echendu
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24  | GK |  NGA | Jobe Modou
25  |  |  NGA | Haliru Hashima
30  |  |  NGA | Ocheme Edoh
31  |  |  NGA | Williams Nkeme
33  |  |  NGA | Tchoanfine Pade
39  | FW |  NGA | Ba'akaka Ajikolo
23  | MF |  NGA | Kabiru Balogun
26  | FW |  NGA | Abubakar Umar
22  | FW |  NGA | Abdulwaheed Afolabi
12  | FW |  NGA | Ibrahim Mustapha
16  | FW |  NGA | Anthony Yeful

## External links[edit]

* Club logo
* El-Kanemi Warriors Results \- current results of El-Kanemi Warriors matches

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